Radical-Induced Low-Field 1H Relaxation in Solid Pyruvic Acid Doped with Trityl-OX063

J Phys Chem Lett. 2022 Nov 10;13(44):10370-10376. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02357. Epub 2022 Oct 31.

Abstract

In dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), radicals such as trityl provide a source for high nuclear spin polarization. Conversely, during the low-field transfer of hyperpolarized solids, the radicals' dipolar or Non-Zeeman reservoir may act as a powerful nuclear polarization sink. Here, we report the low-temperature proton spin relaxation in pyruvic acid doped with trityl, for fields from 5 mT to 2 T. We estimate the heat capacity of the radical Non-Zeeman reservoir experimentally and show that a recent formalism by Wenckebach yields a parameter-free, yet quantitative model for the entire field range.

MeSH terms

  • Protons*
  • Pyruvic Acid*
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds

Substances

  • Pyruvic Acid
  • Protons
  • tris(8-carboxyl-2,2,6,6-benzo(1,2-d-4,5-d)-bis(1,3)dithiole-4-yl)methyl sodium salt
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds